What's the average rebuild time?
- Thread starter menatep
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- clearwater FL
I did all that and reinforce and refoam in 6 days
Motorheads5
Livin the generation gap
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- ketchikan alaska
Your an Animal, I have one that will take me all winter lol
Having a good shop to work in makes all the difference. I would say if you know what you are doing about 2 week's. jmo
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WaveDemon
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- Hell, Florida
since you're asking that means this is probably your first time. my first turf job was 10 hrs. it'll probably take you 5-10 hrs for disassembly and reassembly of all the components.
sanding and filling always takes longer than I'd normally think so 10-20 hrs.
paint doesn't take long but there is a lot of waiting involved..
if I were you I'd plan on 40 hours or more. don't rush any thing because you'll redo it later.
Taking everything off of the hull and removing the turf will be the quickest part of the process. I you're pulling the engine, pump, etc. then this job will probably take you a couple days after work if you've never done it (5-15 hours). If all you have is the pole, turf, and a few odds and ends then it shouldn't take more than a couple hours.
I have a 60 gallon air compressor with a dual action sander and I want to say it took me 10+ hours to remove the gelcoat off of everything. Repaint with automotive paint and an air sprayer took me a total of 6 days for all the coats required. However, the first day I spent maybe 2-3 hours cleaning the bottom real good and spraying. Day 2 was spent cleaning dust off the paint and adding some more paint. Day 3 was the top deck... Day 4 it rained and Day 5 I finished spraying the top deck. Day 6 you can't do much since the paint I used had a medium cure of 2 days. All in all on painting, I'd say I spent 5-10 hours with many many many more hours of waiting.
Returfing takes a lot of patience and can take quite a few days if you're doing footholds. If you're putting it back on the bottom of a stock ski, it shouldn't take more than an hour.
Putting everything back in and on the hull will take another 5-15 hours depending on experience and the number of problems you run into. Troubleshooting why things don't work the way they did when you rode last time can take all summer...
For reference...the first time I pulled my 750 apart it took many months to accomplish all of this and I typically worked on the ski 3-4+ hours a day.
I have a 60 gallon air compressor with a dual action sander and I want to say it took me 10+ hours to remove the gelcoat off of everything. Repaint with automotive paint and an air sprayer took me a total of 6 days for all the coats required. However, the first day I spent maybe 2-3 hours cleaning the bottom real good and spraying. Day 2 was spent cleaning dust off the paint and adding some more paint. Day 3 was the top deck... Day 4 it rained and Day 5 I finished spraying the top deck. Day 6 you can't do much since the paint I used had a medium cure of 2 days. All in all on painting, I'd say I spent 5-10 hours with many many many more hours of waiting.
Returfing takes a lot of patience and can take quite a few days if you're doing footholds. If you're putting it back on the bottom of a stock ski, it shouldn't take more than an hour.
Putting everything back in and on the hull will take another 5-15 hours depending on experience and the number of problems you run into. Troubleshooting why things don't work the way they did when you rode last time can take all summer...
For reference...the first time I pulled my 750 apart it took many months to accomplish all of this and I typically worked on the ski 3-4+ hours a day.
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- clearwater FL
Haha thanks
But this was my first time completely taking it all apart. but i pulled the whole engine and ebox at the same time. i left the exhaut pipe and everything on and just picked it up and pulled it out. then everything els was cake. but i also have alot of mechanic skills and a ton of fab work so i kinda had the upper hand
Motorheads5
Livin the generation gap
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- ketchikan alaska
Haha thanks
But this was my first time completely taking it all apart. but i pulled the whole engine and ebox at the same time. i left the exhaut pipe and everything on and just picked it up and pulled it out. then everything els was cake. but i also have alot of mechanic skills and a ton of fab work so i kinda had the upper hand
I sure hope I did not offend you there because truthfully I have built quite a few ski's now and 2 week's was not being sarcastic lol maybe I am getting old and slow looking forward to your build thread good luck building ski's is a good time.
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- Braapp factory
just my two pennies worth - If you are taking it that far down its worth stripping and checking all the parts (pump, carbs, engine etc) and replacing any dodgy bolts, redo helicoils, check elec connectors etc etc. It is defo worth it in the long run
When it comes to reassembly, make sure all cables and fuel lines are neatly run, and cable tied nice, from my experience its the attention to detail that counts.
When it comes to reassembly, make sure all cables and fuel lines are neatly run, and cable tied nice, from my experience its the attention to detail that counts.
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- clearwater FL
No man you didnt offend me at all. but i just really wanted to right so i hauled ass LOL
Yes, my e-box, stator and start switch will be completely rebuilt by JSS. Stock parts or what's left of them, will be replaced with msd enhancer and enhanced MSD ignition coil. I just want to rebuild everything and not have to deal with anything for a long time. Reliability is very important.
A short time after i bought this SJ i realized i needed to redo everything because everything was done backwards in it. It only saw water two times this year before breaking down so i guess I should have been careful what i was wishing for.
Some shots of the ghetto workmanship of the preious owners...
I guess i'll start ripping things apart and this thread will be renamed to a rebuild thread. Since it''s my first time i'll be asking a lot of questions so forgive my newbiness. Can't wait to take apart the engine partially to find out the real CC size becaue the 895 cc label on the head seems fishy.
A short time after i bought this SJ i realized i needed to redo everything because everything was done backwards in it. It only saw water two times this year before breaking down so i guess I should have been careful what i was wishing for.
Some shots of the ghetto workmanship of the preious owners...
I guess i'll start ripping things apart and this thread will be renamed to a rebuild thread. Since it''s my first time i'll be asking a lot of questions so forgive my newbiness.
Can't wait to take apart the engine partially to find out the real CC size becaue the 895 cc label on the head seems fishy.
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I do think that you would've paid a lot of money for anything with an 895cc engine in it. Even still though, don't be too quick to judge ghetto workmanship. After a couple weeks of solid working, you'll start taking short cuts too in an effort to get back on the water. Then your short cut will just be something else that bothers you but not enough to do anything about it.
Turf alignment is just a mistake that costs too much to fix. The rest of the turf looks really good. I gave up on the pole cable boot and run without on both my ski's. RTV on the ebox gasket is a very cost effective way to keep water out and epoxy on the switches was probably a quick fix that just never bothered the guy. Other than the little petty things, the ski looks spectacular.
Turf alignment is just a mistake that costs too much to fix. The rest of the turf looks really good. I gave up on the pole cable boot and run without on both my ski's. RTV on the ebox gasket is a very cost effective way to keep water out and epoxy on the switches was probably a quick fix that just never bothered the guy. Other than the little petty things, the ski looks spectacular.
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- Ocala, FL
Id agree, it looks like once you get those little things taken care of youll have a hell of a ski.
I repainted/returfed my 550 last winter and it wasnt a hard project. The turfing was super easy since it was the stock tray with no holds it was like laying turf inside a square box. I pulled my engine, tank, pole and water box when i repainted but i didnt pull the pump and a few other things that i should have. Not a hard job at all, just make sure you know how it all goes back together and your golden.
jfw432: And you didn't notice any excess water coming in with that pole boot missing? How waterproof is the e-box? If i send mine back to JSS, they'll send it backto me all cleaned up with a new gasket.... but will it be waterproof 100% of not? Funny that you bring up expoxy around the switches. The bilge pump switch seen on the left side fell out already.
Shadow7874: why didn't you pull out your pump when repaining? You just masked it off?
Shadow7874: why didn't you pull out your pump when repaining? You just masked it off?